The Standing Committee on Education and Research (Norwegian: Utdannings- og forskningskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to education, research and church affairs. It corresponds to the Ministry of Education and Research and the church affairs section of the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs. The committee was named the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs (Kirke-, utdannings- og forskningskomiteen) between 1993 and 2017.[1] The committee has 15 members and is chaired by Trond Giske of the Labour Party.[2]
Members 2013–2017
Representative | Party | Position |
---|---|---|
Trond Giske | Labour | Chair |
Iselin Nybø | Liberal | First deputy chair |
Anne Tingelstad Wøien | Centre | Second deputy chair |
Henrik Asheim | Conservative | |
Norunn Tveiten Benestad | Conservative | |
Sivert Haugen Bjørnstad | Progress | |
Christian Tynning Bjørnø | Labour | |
Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes | Socialist Left | |
Kent Gudmundsen | Conservative | |
Martin Henriksen | Labour | |
Tone Merete Sønsterud | Labour | |
Bente Thorsen | Progress | |
Anders Tyvand | Christian Democratic | |
Kristin Vinje | Conservative | |
Marianne Aasen | Labour |
References
- ^ Parliament of Norway. "The Standing Committee on Education and Church Affairs". Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ^ The Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs Stortinget.no. Retrieved 30 October 2013